Nonprofit · EIN 27-0963869
EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02125
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,567,114 | $8,331,907 | $235,207 | $117,301,008 | $49,015,026 | $68,285,982 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,696,459 | $6,638,497 | $57,962 | $117,221,220 | $52,560,167 | $64,661,053 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,521,103
- of which government grants
- $5,071,413
- Membership dues
- $44,614
- Program service revenue
- $41,820
- Investment income
- $1,370,757
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $915,314
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$7,160
- Other revenue
- $633,434
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $312,490
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,102,367
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,869,795
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $19,590
- Accounting fees
- $248,414
- Occupancy
- $760,651
- Travel
- $73,452
- Depreciation
- $2,205,075
- Program services (functional)
- $5,714,706
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,511,407
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,105,794
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $117,221,220
- Total assets, end of year
- $117,301,008
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,015,026
- Net assets, end of year
- $68,285,982
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,219,633
- Publicly traded securities
- $12,784,832
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $46,263,323
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,022,659
- Gross receipts
- $11,120,548
- Employees
- 48
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM HINDS | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 36 | $300,488 | $12,001 |
| PAMELA PEAK | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 36 | $131,470 | $47,420 |
| JOHN FOX | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 36 | $121,271 | $34,793 |
| EILEEN DRISCOLL | CAPE HOUSE PROJECT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 36 | $126,069 | $20,628 |
| EMILY RAPP | DIRECTOR OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 36 | $122,825 | $19,059 |
| SARAH YEZZI | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 36 | $128,580 | $5,126 |
| BRUCE PERCELAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MO COWAN | FINANCE/AUDIT/INV COMMITTEE (TO 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK FAHRENKOFF | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SHRUM | DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING CO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER DODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY KEENAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE KENNEDY III | NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DORCENA FORRY | PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS & COLL COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCELO SUAREZ-OROZCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN MEEHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS A DASCHLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN E SUNUNU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARBARA BOXER | DIRECTOR (TO 12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAXBY CHAMBLISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CORY GARDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM HINDS | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 36 | $279,152 | $2,154 |
| DARSHAN GOUX | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 36 | $127,988 | $3,378 |
| EILEEN DRISCOLL | CAPE HOUSE PROJECT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 36 | $123,216 | $3,961 |
| JOHN FOX | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 36 | $116,907 | $7,537 |
| SARAH YEZZI | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 36 | $113,762 | $10,532 |
| LAUREN JANES | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 36 | $114,417 | $3,927 |
| BRUCE PERCELAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MO COWAN | FINANCE/AUDIT/INV COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CARD JR | DIRECTOR (TO 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA A SOULIOTIS | DIRECTOR (TO 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SHRUM | DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR (AS 12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER DODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY KEENAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED A SEIGEL | DIRECTOR (TO 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY M THOMAS III | DIRECTOR (TO 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE KENNEDY III | NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DORCENA FORRY | PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS & COLL COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCELO SUAREZ-OROZCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN MEEHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANNY COOPER | DIRECTOR (TO 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS A DASCHLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING III | DIRECTOR (TO 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN E SUNUNU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BOXER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAXBY CHAMBLISS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY GARDNER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 210 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD, BOSTON, MA 02125-3314
- Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
- 400 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02110
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ADAM HINDS, 210 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD, BOSTON, MA 021253314
- Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
- PETER MEADE, 400 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02110
- Signed the 990
- ADAM HINDS, CEO
- Phone
- (617) 740-7000
- Website
- EMKINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD
Mission
THE EDWARD M. KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY, INVIGORATING CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CITIZENS AND LEADERS TO ENGAGE IN THE CIVIC LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- DURING 2024 WE DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED OUR DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS-INCLUDING THROUGH THREE MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE INSTITUTES OF FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATORS AS WE WORK TO REDUCE DIVISION IN OUR POLITICS AND GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS, WE EXPANDED OUR VERTICAL CIVICS OFFERINGS WITH GROWING NUMBERS FROM STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMPLETED TO REBUILD OF OUR AWARD WINNING SENATE IMMERSION MODULE, AND GREW THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOCUSED ON SPEAKERS.Expenses $5,714,706 · revenue $682,414
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0963869
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $117,301,008
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,120,548
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,567,114 | $8,331,907 | $117,301,008 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,696,459 | $6,638,497 | $117,221,220 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,102,356 | $5,831,524 | $115,177,609 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2009 Officer: PETER MEADE | December 31, 2009 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0963869).
Questions about EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC
- What is the EIN of EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC is 27-0963869.
- Is EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ADAM HINDS.
- Who are the officers and directors of EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $300,488 (ADAM HINDS, CEO).
- How much revenue does EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,567,114, expenses of $8,331,907 and total assets of $117,301,008 at year end.
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